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Neonatal Group B Streptococcus infection at a single center in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia

Amal M. Surrati, Khulood M. Alharbi, Walaa Mohammedsaeed and Hanaa F. Almohammadi
Saudi Medical Journal February 2024, 45 (2) 163-170; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.2.20230533

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